Gregory’s last blog post inspired me to write a little song. It’s to the tune of Baby, It’s Cold Outside. It is based on an actual conversation I heard among our eldest chickens, Maeby and Phoebe. As they sat inside their coop, away from the harsh winds and below freezing temperatures, I listened [...]
Posts Tagged ‘conversations’
Conversation Among Hens
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chickens, conversations, music, winter on December 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
questions for new folks
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged conversations, new roommate, questions on September 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here are some questions we tend to ask when we are looking for a new roommate and the same questions we try to ask ourselves to understand each other… 1. Why do you want to live in community? 2. What do the words “community” and “intentional” mean to you? 3. What do our stated house [...]
Community Discussion this Saturday!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged announcement, Community, conversations, Direction, values on March 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Hey Friends, This Saturday, March 14, at 7:30pm at the Canby House, we are having the first semi-triannual CANBY COMMUNITY CURIOSITY CAUCUS (clearly). If you are wondering what that means, so am I…but that’s beside the point. What we want to do is have an opportunity for all of us who participate in this community [...]
Where the Social Justice Rubber Meets the Road of Reality
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged action, Community, conversations, Justice on February 3, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Portland is a pretty trendy, progressive place. And we here at the Canby house (and most of those who participate in life with us) like to think of ourselves as pretty trendy, progressive people. So it is understandable that we have very often engaged in a very trendy, progressive conversation—both amongst ourselves and with other [...]
